A woman in Heilongjiang province — accurately described by our Beijing Blend host as “North of the Wall” — was walking her dog off its leash when a college-age student kicked it. The ensuing tussle saw some ear-biting, Mike-Tyson-style, and a fight worthy of this episode of Beijing Blend.

Beijing Blend is an e-magazine/news digest that blends China culture and conversation. Follow them on Twitter, and come back next Tuesday for a new episode in this ongoing video series.

Filmed at Beijing’s Bookworm, hosted this week by Jennifer Hsiung and Michael Kaufman.

How much is too much for a Shaolin monk? Take a peek behind China’s “CEO monk,” who’s been caught up in a bit of a scandal recently. Also: viagra-filled alcohol.

Beijing Blend is an e-magazine/news digest that blends China culture and conversation. Follow them on Twitter, and come back next Tuesday for a new episode in this ongoing video series.

Filmed at Beijing’s Bookworm, hosted this week by Jennifer Hsiung and Michael Kaufman.

EVENT NOTICE: Do you enjoy art, music, and parties for a good cause? Oh, and all-you-can-drink sangria*? Beijing Blend is celebrating its 1st birthday with all the above this Friday at The Bookworm. Proceeds will go to proceeds will go toward the social enterprise Education in Sight, which helps children affected by poor vision in rural areas.

*Until 10 pm

Hunky Spartans took over Beijing this week… well, for an hour or so, until the Persians cops arrived. It was good while it lasted. Also: China’s fu’erdai get an education on selfies.

Beijing Blend is an e-magazine/news digest that blends China culture and conversation. Follow them on Twitter, and come back next Tuesday for a new episode in this ongoing video series.

Filmed at Beijing’s Bookworm, hosted this week by Kylie Purcell and Stanley Tsang

The fallout is in from last week’s Uniqlo fitting room sexcapade, and it doesn’t look good for one certain young couple. You know who does always look good? Beijing Blend hosts. Here they are talking about the most-talked-about social media story of the year.

Beijing Blend is an e-magazine/news digest that blends China culture and conversation. Follow them on Twitter, and come back every Tuesday for a new episode in this ongoing video series.

Filmed at Beijing’s Bookworm, hosted this week by Kylie Purcell and Michael Kaufman

To celebrate the debut of Beijing Blend on Beijing Cream, we’re offering a second helping this week. The hosts talk about the Great Fall of China — the country’s recent stock market crash that wiped out $3 trillion – and the role that damas – Chinese grannies — might have played. Also, check out Hong Kong’s hottest new cruise, combining “the fun of botox with bare boy’s bums.” Yeah you’ll just have to watch.

Beijing Blend is an e-magazine/news digest that blends China culture and conversation. Follow them on Twitter, and come back every Tuesday for a new episode in this ongoing video series.

Filmed at Beijing’s Bookworm, hosted by Tianran He and Stanley Tsang

Ed’s note: Everyone! Please meet Beijing Blend, a social media news digest / e-magazine doing very cool things both IRL (creative events, talks, etc.) and on the intranet (WeChat, namely). For the past couple of months, they’ve been uploading short videos on their YouTube page in which a rotating cast of genial hosts discuss a series* of current events. We’ll be posting them here every Tuesday. It’ll be fun. Oh, and go follow them on Twitter. –A.T.

*Or in the case of this video: Jackie Chan.

Filmed at Beijing’s Meridian Space, with hosts Daniel Epstein and Katrina Yu